Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-29

over your success, put In bystand-
er. Secretary Wilson didn't answer.
but increased his smile to soda
straightforward.
Over In Nevada money is being
subscribed for monument 10 the
famous Hank Monk, in whose coach
Horace Greeley was told TO keep his
seat. Hanks body lies In lonely
deflle in the Colorado Mountains. near
the Clear Creek road. The monument
will bear these words.
Hank Monk.
The Whitest, BiggestHeartod and
Best Known
Stage Driver OF the West,
Who was Kind to all and Thought I'll |
OF None.
He lived in d Strange Era and
was q Hero.
And the Wheels OF his Coach are Now
Ringing on Golden Streets.
Range and yalley-About eight
miles from Mountain Home, on the
Rocky Bar road, is located the finest
and most prolific ranch, orchard and
vineyard at present to he found In
this part OF Idaho. II is owned by
Commodore jackson. He has 1000
fruit trees OF various kinds, 1900
grape vines, and shrnbbery and orna-
mental trees too numerous 10 mention.
Although the fruit crop this year has
been the most inferior for the past
seven years, yet Mrs. Jacksons trees
have yielded handsomely in large
lucious apples, peaches, plums, etc.
The grapes, since their first seasons
| yield. have never failed TO produce
well, and for size and flavor can not
be excelled even In California Mr..
jackson viii make large quantity
OF wine this season, which he thinks
will be more profitable that selling
the grapes
! Enterprise Our reasons way Idaho
should not be annexed To Nevada.
1 /. Idaho has sufficient Territory
and will soon have population enough
10 become State on her own hook.
/ .. Idaho's debt is comparatively
small.
3. The humiliation Of Idaho Terri
tory will eventually reduce western
representation in the Senate
\ 4. Nevada covers sufficient terri
tory Of itself for one or perhaps tvs
States.
5. The politics Of Nevada are con
trolled by few millionaire politician
/ In San Francisco.
/. 6. Nevada has a large State deb
which, In case Of annexation, Idah'
will have 70 help liquida.e, beside
paying her own.
Z. The State capital now Is, an
! probably will remain for some year
1000 miles from the southern part Q
: Idaho.
3. II Idaho be annexed, the cap
!, tai viii eventually have to be remove
!, 20 a more central location cntailin
another heavy expense.
Q. Idaho's interests are not idens
! fied with those OF Nevada
!, 10. Annexation means no repr
scntation for Southern Idaho, increa
!. ed inconvenience, perpetual debt an
excessive taxation.
For these reasons We object TO U
VOORHEES, scheme.
J Tnbunc--A gentleman handed
= an excursion ticket from Nanpa
Boise and return and gave US 7
y following facts concerning Il: Wishil
Y 30 60 10 Boise he asked for a ROM
! trip ticket. The agent sold him :
. ticket and stamped the date of 81
y ON the back. The train leaves Nam
nj II D. m. and does not return un
"a m. the next morning, hence !
= company runs no train back the sal
40 day Il leaves Nampa at night and
st the same time sell return tickets go
~ for that day only. Now the questl
~ arises how long Is the return tici
nc good forq According to the "a
Ct stamped on the back, II is worthl'
as nm hour after Boise Is reached, and
I'D the return train docs not start for
Ter hours. the company have deliberat
'd- entered into a contract which u
nd know they viii not fulfll. IL, on
ng other hand, ticket that expires
ed ~ o'clock on the 10th is good on
led 18th, why is It not Just as good
ak the 12th9 Al dead ticket is certai
& as good one time as another This
md ,he view the gentlemen took of